Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Note 12 – Employee benefit plans:

Defined benefit plans – The components of net periodic defined benefit pension cost (income) are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2015			2016
	(In thousands)
Interest cost	$	569		$	592
Expected return on plan assets		(801	)		(735	)
Recognized actuarial losses		326			431
Total	$	94		$	288

Postretirement benefits – The components of net periodic postretirement benefits other than pension (OPEB) income are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2015			2016
	(In thousands)
Interest cost	$	27		$	24
Amortization of prior service credit		(155	)		(135	)
Recognized actuarial gains		(25	)		(38	)
Total	$	(153	)	$	(149	)

Contributions – We currently expect our 2016 contributions to our defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plans to be approximately $1 million.